Levantina semitecta
Species of land snail
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Levantina semitecta is a poorly known species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
| Levantina semitecta | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Levantina |
| Species: | L. semitecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Levantina semitecta Neubert, 1998 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Levantina (Laevihelix) semitecta Neubert, 1998 (original name) | |
Described on the basis of two empty shells of imprecisely known geographic origin. No record of live individuals has ever been published and no genetic data is available for the species.
Description
A small Levantina species (holotype: height 10 mm, diameter 18 mm). Shell flattened, with a relatively large protoconch. Colour greyish white with a white zig-zag radial pattern. Whorls are not keeled in juveniles. Last whorl abruptly descends towards aperture. Aperture almost circular, with a reflected rim. Narrow umbilicus half covered.[2]
